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IN8bio Partners with the Dunbar CAR T-Cell Program at the University of Louisville as the Manufacturing Center for INB-400
Agreement provides exclusive access to state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing suites to support Phase 2 clinical studiesPotential to expand the agreement to
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[{"type":"text","content":"Agreement provides exclusive access to state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing suites to support Phase 2 clinical studiesPotential to expand the agreement to support commercial-scale manufacturing NEW YORK and LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IN8bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: INAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies that utilize its DeltEx platform, today announced it has selected the UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center GMP Manufacturing Facility at the University of Louisville, home of the Dunbar CAR T-Cell Program, as its manufacturing partner for INB-400. The collaboration provides IN8bio exclusive access to a state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facility and is structured to support the Company’s anticipated INB-400 Phase 2 clinical program in glioblastoma. “We are proud to be partnering with the University of Louisville (UofL), the UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center and the Dunbar CAR T-Cell Program who have been at the forefront of clinical development and patient access to novel cellular immunotherapies. One of the biggest challenges facing cell therapy companies is efficient access to high-quality manufacturing facilities with the experience and capacity required to support multicenter clinical trials and commercial manufacturing,” said Kate Rochlin, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer of IN8bio. “The Dunbar CAR T-Cell Program has a superb facility designed specifically to advance the development of promising T-cell therapies. We are excited to progress our INB-400 program towards a Company sponsored investigational new drug (IND) application that will advance this program into Phase 2.” “Since their inception, the UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center GMP Manufacturing Facility and the Dunbar CAR T-Cell Program at the University of Louisville have been committed to bringing these lifesaving immunotherapies to adult and pediatric cancer patients throughout Kentucky and the region. This manufacturing agreement with IN8bio will allow our facility to provide these groundbreaking immunotherapies for patients throughout the United States,” said James Cripps, Ph.D., manager of the Brown Cancer Center GMP Manufacturing Facility. “It is with the greatest excitement for the Evan Dunbar Foundation CAR T-cell program that we announce that IN8bio has joined us in this wo...